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River Flood Statement 20, NWS Morristown, TN

November 15, 2018Cocke County, Jefferson County, Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this river flood statement at Nov 15, 2018, 4:43 PM EST for Cocke County, Jefferson County, Tennessee. It took effect at Nov 16, 2018, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2018, 4:43 PM EST (21:43 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2018, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 16, 2018, 7:00 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Cocke County, TN, Jefferson County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point French Broad River near Newport (NWPT1). The gauge peaked at 8.42 ft at Nov 15, 2018, 6:00 PM EST.

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Action stage
8 ft
Minor stage
10 ft
Moderate stage
16 ft
Major stage
20 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03455000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted.

649 
WGUS84 KMRX 152143
FLSMRX
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Morristown, Tennessee
443 PM EST Thu Nov 15 2018

Recent rain will produce rises on area rivers and streams including
the French Broad River at Newport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Most deaths in floods occur in automobiles. If you come to a closed 
or flooded road, Turn Around! Don't Drown! For more details, stay 
tuned to NOAA Weather Radio or commercial television or radio 
stations that carry weather information.

&&

TNC029-089-161200-
/O.NEW.KMRX.FL.S.0020.181116T0600Z-181116T1200Z/
/NWPT1.1.ER.181116T0600Z.181116T0600Z.181116T0600Z.NO/
443 PM EST Thu Nov 15 2018

* At 03:45 PM Thursday the stage was 7.5 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast...the river if forecast to crest near flood stage after
  midnight, but should begin falling through early morning.
* At 10.0 feet...Agricultural land near the gauge on Highway 321 is 
  flooded.

&&
 
LAT...LON 3599 8321 3602 8320 3594 8290 3589 8300

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 4:35 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningMRXCocke7 hr

Nearby

River Flood Statements in Tennessee, 2018Every river flood statement in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.